Knowing is Better than Wondering

I've never been an avid viewer of Grey's Anatomy. But I must say that I am an avid reader of Meredith Grey's quotable quotes. And here's one of those I've read that caught my attention. =)

"A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow, he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo?

The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying."


This goes out to those who would rather wonder than try, those who would rather deny oneself of what could've been beautiful because they're too afraid of what it might turn out to be, and most especially to those who let time pass them by in hope of a more perfect moment than the present. Truth is, today is just as perfect as it can be tomorrow. More perfect even. And you might not realize it for now but you may be among those who are watching what could've been the most beautiful thing pass you by because you are too afraid to try today.

Don't let time pass you by cuz most likely than not, it might not come again. As it has been said, knowing is better than wondering. Don't spend your tomorrows wondering what yesterday could've been had you only made that first step that leads to making your dreams happen. The happiest of people come from those who tried and not from those who spent their nights thinking of what-could've-beens and what-ifs. Never be afraid to try cuz you never know what's waiting for you.Ü

ShengoyÜ

3 November 2009